Question:
What are the laws like in Florida for homeschooling families? Also, what kinds of opportunities are available for homeschooled children in the area and in the local schools?
Answer:
Okaloosa County School District offers a Blended School program. In the 2010-11 school year, home education students may elect to attend one, two or three days a week to participate in classes that teach the Sunshine State Standards in Science/Physical Education one day, Language Arts/Social Science one day, and Math one day. These classes are typically held at alternative sites that are still on public school property. For more information on home education programs in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa Counties, please visit our website at www.welcometonorthwestflorida.com and click on “Education”.
The attachment, 1002.41. Home Education Program and following links are provided for review.
- FCAT sample tests that is great for practice http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatsmpl.asp
- Sunshine State Standards Reading and Math www.soarathome.org
Florida also participates in the dual enrollment program. Dual enrollment is a program that allows high school students to simultaneously earn college or vocational credit toward a postsecondary diploma, certificate, or degree at a Florida public institution that will also count as credit toward a high school diploma. For more information on the dual enrollment program in Okaloosa and Walton counties, please visit http://www.nwfsc.edu/dual/.
